Brumstead (Brunstead), Norfolk
The name Brumstead is believed to derive from the 'place of broom'. The village has also been known for hundreds of years as Brunstead, as old maps demonstrate. Brunstead is also the name by which the village is known locally, and is the name on the village sign, which depicts the villages links to farming.
Brunstead is a village and parish in Norfolk. The village is 15.3 miles (24.6 km) north-east of Norwich, 17.6 miles (28.3 km) south-south-east of Cromer and 1.2 miles (1.9 km) north of Stalham. The parish is bound to the east by the parish of Ingham and on the north-west by the parish of East Ruston. The northern boundary is with Happisburgh Common and Witton.
In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 84, at the 2011 census the population remained less than 100.
The parish covers an area of approximately 790 acres (3.2 km2). The land is arable, very open with very few hedges and flat and at its highest point is only 33 feet (10 metres) above sea level. In the middle of the parish on the higher ground stand the surviving manor hall and the church.
Brumstead has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085. In book recordsthe village by the names Brumestade, and Brunestade. The main landholder was Roger Bigot, the main tenant is said to be a man called Robert. The survey mentions that there were 30 goats and a pannage or woodland for 16 pigs. In the survey the size of the local woodland was given as to the number of swine the woodland could support. A church and a mill were also recorded.
Brumstead (Brunstead), Norfolk
The name Brumstead is believed to derive from the 'place of broom'. The village has also been known for hundreds of years as Brunstead, as old maps demonstrate. Brunstead is also the name by which the village is known locally, and is the name on the village sign, which depicts the villages links to farming.
Brunstead is a village and parish in Norfolk. The village is 15.3 miles (24.6 km) north-east of Norwich, 17.6 miles (28.3 km) south-south-east of Cromer and 1.2 miles (1.9 km) north of Stalham. The parish is bound to the east by the parish of Ingham and on the north-west by the parish of East Ruston. The northern boundary is with Happisburgh Common and Witton.
In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 84, at the 2011 census the population remained less than 100.
The parish covers an area of approximately 790 acres (3.2 km2). The land is arable, very open with very few hedges and flat and at its highest point is only 33 feet (10 metres) above sea level. In the middle of the parish on the higher ground stand the surviving manor hall and the church.
Brumstead has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085. In book recordsthe village by the names Brumestade, and Brunestade. The main landholder was Roger Bigot, the main tenant is said to be a man called Robert. The survey mentions that there were 30 goats and a pannage or woodland for 16 pigs. In the survey the size of the local woodland was given as to the number of swine the woodland could support. A church and a mill were also recorded.